8-letter words containing c, o, u, p
- pace out — If you pace out or pace off a distance, you measure it by walking from one end of it to the other.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- parcours — parcourse.
- pick out — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pitchout — Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- plutonic — noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- po chu-i — a.d. 772–846, Chinese poet.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- postcoup — of, relating to, or occurring after a coup
- posticum — epinaos.
- pot luck — food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend.
- pouchful — the amount (of something) a pouch will hold
- pouching — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- procurer — a person who procures, especially a pander or pimp.
- produced — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- producer — a person who produces.
- puck hog — a player who is reluctant to pass the puck to other members of his or her team
- pugachov — Yemelyan Ivanovich. 1726–75, Russian Cossack rebel, leader of a major revolt against the government of Catherine II: executed
- pulmonic — pulmonary.
- puncheon — a heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
- recouped — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- recouple — to couple (two people or things) again; reunite
- reoccupy — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- scoop up — lift, pick up
- scoopful — the amount that a scoop can hold.
- scorpius — a large zodiacal constellation lying between Libra and Sagittarius and crossed by the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Antares
- scrumpox — a skin infection caused by the herpes virus which is spread among players in a scrum
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- stock up — buy a lot of sth for future use
- subepoch — an epoch or time period within another epoch or time period
- suboptic — below the eye
- subtopic — a topic that is included within another topic.
- sunporch — a room with large windows and often a glass roof, built around one of the main entrances to a building
- supercop — an exceptionally capable or powerful police officer
- supercow — a dairy cow that produces a very high milk yield as a result of selective breeding or genetic modification
- tapaculo — a small passeriform bird, Pteroptochus albicollis (megapodius), with short wings and cocked tail, native to South America
- touch up — the act or state of touching; state or fact of being touched.
- touch-up — an act or instance of touching up: Her makeup needed a touch-up.
- touchpad — a computer input device for controlling the pointer on a display screen by sliding the finger along a touch-sensitive surface: used chiefly in laptop computers.
- uncouple — to release the coupling or link between; disconnect; let go: to uncouple railroad cars.
- unpoetic — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- up-close — intimate, close-up